Thomas Patrick Gough Sr.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Stone Funeral Home in Petoskey with the Rev. Dennis Stilwell and pastor Doug Kenny officiating. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, at Stone Funeral Home.

Thomas was born on Sept. 25, 1919, in Chippewa Falls, Wis., the son of William and Helen (Dawson) Gough.

In 1942, he married the former Ella Peterson in Waynesville, Mo., and she survives.

After serving his country for three and half years in the U.S. Army during World War II, Tom went back to college and received a degree in agriculture. He worked for Herbert A. Neiman Co., in Cedarburg, Wis., until 1956, when he went to work for the federal government as a soil conservationist. After a disability retirement in 1975, he went to work for Macomb County, Michigan Public Works until retiring in 1985.

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Tom was a member of the Harbor Springs V.F.W. Post 2051, where he served as post commander from 1990-1993, and was also a member of the DAV. Tom was an Alanson councilman and then served as mayor of Alanson for two terms and was a member of the Farm Bureau for many years.

His favorite hobbies included teaching hockey, bowling, golfing and watching the Green Bay Packers. He also mastered the art of water witching.

Tom is survived by his wife, Ella Gough, of Petoskey; three grandchildren, Jennifer and Scotty Juilleret of Alanson, Thomas Patrick "T.J." and Barbara Gough III of Alanson, and Riley Gough of Harbor Springs; two great-grandchildren, Gretchen Gough and Thomas Gough IV; two sisters, Mary Rose of Falls Church, Va., and Noreen Bengston of Madison, Wis.; one brother, Richard and Ann Gough of Evanston, Ill.; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Patricia Kruzel of Alanson, Cathy Blesi of Harbor Springs and Pam and Ron Radel of Alanson.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Thomas Patrick Gough Jr.